20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 12 July 2023

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Unibet Horserace Betting-Operator Of The Year Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 40.18s

(2)

Give A Little Back²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Havlin| T: S Curran| OR: 66| BF

4/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in March. Only seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 23 days ago but he has a largely consistent AW record and is capable of bouncing back.

Form: 212797

(4)

Eminent Hipster^p1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: P R Chamings| OR: 65| D

17/2

22/1, last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (1m) 29 days ago. First-time cheekpieces need to have a positive effect.

Form: 0/00-840

(9)

Mawkeb^t,v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| D

5/2

Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Newbury (11f, good to firm, 17/2) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Is on a favourable mark if a return to AW helps him to stage a revival.

Form: 865835

(1)

Showlan Spirit⁴⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 62

9/1

Signs of ability in 3 qualifying runs over 7f/1m. Has been absent for 13 months ahead of this handicap debut so the betting is perhaps the best guide to expectations.

Form: 7/67-

(3)

Weloof⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: George Wood| T: J Butler| OR: 61| D

9/2

Won at Lingfield (1m) in February. Never involved over 7f at Wolverhampton 11 weeks later but this trip is more suitable for him. Respected, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 8585-17

(5)

Dynakite⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: L Carter| OR: 59| CD

16/1

Three-time C&D winner, the latest in January. Failed to stay 1½m here when last seen in April and this test more suitable.

Form: 9-91240

(6)

Los Camachos^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 56| C

7/2

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago.

Form: 029646

(8)

Long Time Comin¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 45

125/1

Poor maiden. 150/1, last of 13 in handicap at Lingfield 127 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0090-00

Non-Runners

(7)

Moai²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: I Furtado J: Elle-May Croot

Forecasts

Mawkeb (5/2), Los Camachos (7/2), Give A Little Back (4/1), Weloof (9/2), Eminent Hipster (17/2), Showlan Spirit (9/1), Dynakite (16/1), Moai (20/1), Long Time Comin (125/1)

MAWKEB hasn't fired on turf lately but his best efforts have come on AW so he's interesting back on an artificial surface having dipped to a mark 8 lb lower than the one he defied at Chelmsford in January. Give A Little Back is capable of bouncing back from a lesser effort at Wolverhampton and is second choice ahead of John Butler's Weloof.